Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dobermans and Boxers. Canis lupus familiaris

This study attempts at investigating the changes in cardiac gene expression that occur in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). DCM in Dobermans and Boxers are the focus of this study. Control heart tissue as well as Pacing tissue used is from mongrel dogs. Keywords: control vs pacing vs disease; strain specific disease Overall design: 3 Dobermans-DCM, 4 Boxers-DCM, 3 mongrels-control and 3 mongrels-pacing